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Nancy L.C. Steele December 2021 I joined the Girl Scouts as a Brownie and continued with scouting through earning my Gold Award. I participated in many service projects, which are core to the Girl Scout way. I remember one weekend cleaning up a vacant lot in Phoenix. I remember packing up goodies for “shut ins” […]

Nancy L.C. Steele November 2021 On December 27, 2011, eight dedicated people put their names down on formal paperwork to create Friends of Verde River Greenway. Their purpose was “to preserve, enhance, and promote the scenic, natural, historic, cultural and recreational resources of the Verde River Greenway corridor.”  This month I want to talk about […]

What is GIS? GIS stands for Geographic Information System. GIS is a mapping tool that allows us to link data with specific locations to help with research, monitoring, and analysis. GIS is an important tool that we use at Friends of the Verde River to understand trends, or how things are changing, in the habitat […]

If you wait until the end of the year to “figure out” your charitable giving, you are not alone.  An astonishing 30.8% of all charitable gifts are made in December!  And 12% happen in the last three days of the calendar year! If you are just beginning the process of thinking about your year-end gift […]

“All kinds of labels help people make decisions these days: organic, water-smart, earth friendly, fair trade. What about a label for homes and businesses that are friendly to the local river? That’s the idea behind the “River Friendly Living” Certification, a new program launched this year by the nonprofit group Friends of the Verde River. […]